National Park Service Grants $800,000 for Montgomery Historic Hotel Preservation
What happened
The National Park Service granted Montgomery $800,000 to support the preservation of the Ben Moore Hotel, a Civil Rights landmark in the city. The funding includes a $740,000 grant for the first phase of rehabilitation and a $50,000 grant for oral history research and National Register nomination preparation.
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Why it matters
The funding supports the preservation of a historically significant property that served as the first hotel in Montgomery specifically for Black Americans. This investment helps advance preservation work and documents the history connected to the Civil Rights Movement.
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Who's involved
- MontgomeryCity receiving the grant funding for historic preservation projects
- National Park ServiceFederal agency providing the grant funding for the preservation efforts
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The entities involved
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Montgomery
city in and county seat of Montgomery County, and capital of the State of Alabama, United States
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National Park Service
United States federal agency
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Civil Rights Movement
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